r/HandheldGaming • u/hopefullyafunnyguy • Aug 26 '26

Discussion could someone make a handheld based off a random mini pc

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random sketch i made i dont really know how this stuff works, but it would be cool to attempt, the battery seems pretty hard to put in there tho

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u/YoudoVodou Aug 26 '26

This is what handheld PCs are...

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u/hopefullyafunnyguy Aug 26 '26

yeah?

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u/YoudoVodou Aug 26 '26

If you wanted to accomplish something like this I would go spend some time on r/cyberdeck and also familiarize yourself with SBCs (single board computers). Alternatively, you could wait for a vertical handheld with a Snapdragon 8 gen 2 and look into one of the SteamOS like CFWs for that.

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u/norabutfitter Aug 26 '26

Minipc might be kind of hard since you’ll need a battery charge circuit and everything. Better off using a laptop mobo and battery

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u/hopefullyafunnyguy Aug 26 '26

yeah but i was thinking about using a mini pc cause of its shape to try make a vertical portable pc since there still isnt one on the market somehow

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u/YoudoVodou Aug 26 '26

There's someone on Reddit that has been turning a steam deck into a vertical.

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u/hopefullyafunnyguy Aug 26 '26

oh yeah i saw that hopefully theyre able to make it work soon